Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [modal v] [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The airfield was then inspected on foot by the six officers following which all were in agreement that conditions were far from satisfactory and McGuinness advised they should be prepared for accidents and possible aircraft losses . |
| 2 | As time passed she could be halted for longer and longer intervals , and eventually she forgot her rearing habit altogether . |
| 3 | When the day for her departure arrived nobody could be heard for the weeping and wailing of the girls . |
| 4 | If at any time after a person has been charged with or informed he may be prosecuted for an offence a police officer wishes to bring to the notice of that person any written statement made by another person or the content of an interview with another person , he shall hand to that person a true copy of any such written statement or bring to his attention the content of the interview record , but shall say or do nothing to invite any reply or comment save to caution him in the terms of paragraph 10.4 above . |
| 5 | When I arrived at the airport to check in , I was surprised by the amount of security , I decided they must be looking for drug traffickers . |
| 6 | Fire sub-officer Paul , 33 , knew nothing could be done for the car couple , but he realised the lorryman had not got out . |
| 7 | Of all the things I 'd got up to in my time , I never thought I 'd be stitched for trying to return someone 's stolen property . |
| 8 | I thought you should be informed for 2 reasons : |
| 9 | Treu [ 15 ] considered the existence of trails through bibliographic citations and thought they should be preserved for a searcher to retrace his steps at a later date . |
| 10 | Lawrence denied Slaven was a scapegoat and stressed he would be considered for Tranmere tomorrow night . |
| 11 | 37% thought it should be arranged for the baby to die |
| 12 | Speedie explained later : ‘ When the fan ran on I thought he might be going for the referee , so I tried to intervene . |
| 13 | I thought he 'd be touting for business ! |
| 14 | He wanted a promise that as soon as the baby appeared he should be sent for , ‘ even in the dead of night ’ so that he might be the first to kiss it . |
| 15 | Erm tt whether that 's appropriate , you know , I 'm thinking of it as a first appointment just to get a general picture whereas you might be coming back to stir his memory for referrals by saying er , you know , er you mentioned here you 're a member of the squash club , do you remember I said I 'd be looking for introductions , maybe we 'll learn whether at the beginning of the second appointment you jog the memory there er you know in other words what I 'm do doing is keeping that in my mind , that you are remembering the squash club or whatever club it may be and use that later , although I did n't er elaborate on it at that , that er because I think you can go off at a tangent |
| 16 | ‘ You said you 'd be leaving for Newcastle ? ’ |
| 17 | We said we 'd be going for cost space reductions . |
| 18 | Iro originally hoped he would be sidelined for only two weeks . |
| 19 | Lucy sent Silas a side glance as she said , ‘ When I first arrived you said it might be arranged for me to see a kiwi , but I 'll quite understand … ’ |
| 20 | Mr Sugar said he would be applying for a ‘ security of costs ’ ruling from the courts to force Mr Venables to prove he could afford to pay costs of this order . |
| 21 | He said he would be pressing for the expulsion of several members of the local association who had privately aired derogatory views about a black candidate while publicly supporting him . |
| 22 | Darlington Labour MP Alan Milburn said he would be pressing for the review to set up a unitary authority for the town based on existing boundaries . |
| 23 | Mr Ashdown said he could be blamed for forcing a second election , but he was seeking PR because it was central to a coalition that would ensure a stable government . |